Kids Bikes

Kids bikes typically have many distinguishing features that make them separate from adult bikes like training wheels, adjustable seats, handlebar accessories, foot and hand brakes, and garish decals. When getting started out in kids bikes, it is important to get one that has sufficient safety features to ensure the safety of a child that is making his or her first entry into the streets where there are passing cars, motorcycles, and other children in the way. Retrofit the bike with reflector lights and set strict limits on where the child may ride his or her bike. Even if your child does not ride their bike at night, he or she may ride it in low light towards the end of the day and as such, it is a good idea to have reflector lights so cars can see the child, or at least their bike.

This is especially true during the school holidays when kids play out all-day, and often into the evening when the light can fade quite quickly. Encouraging children to ride their bikes during the school holidays is a great way to get them outside and do something healthy. For more great ideas on what to do with kids during school holidays, visit the Kids Direct website.

Another safety device is a flag that can be appended to the bike so that other cars can see it from a long distance off. Since the training wheels will most likely be on the kids bike, there is no need to offer any training advice besides initial supervision to make sure the child has the gist of riding it, braking, using the kick-stand, and storing his bike properly for weather damage that may occur if it is left outside unattended. If the child takes his bike to school, he or she will need a chain lock to lock it to the bike rack because other students are the most likely thieves of bikes.

There are various types of kids bikes like kids cruiser bikers, kids push bikes, kids road bikes, kids mountain bikes, and kids trailer bikes. Kids bikes with training wheels are the minority and usually the first bike that a child gets when he or she starts out on the road. Electra, GT, Raleigh, Marin, and Novara are a few brands of kids bikes. There are separate designations of kids bikes for different genders and for certain ages of kids. Most kids bikes just brake by putting feet down on the ground, but it is important to get a bike with good hand and foot brakes like adult bikes have because some kids will abuse their bikes and go too fast, engineering the need for hand and foot brakes.

The tyres should be beefy so that the child has less chance of slipping out and to accommodate the off-road uses he will find for it like riding on grass and certain nature-like areas apart from the paved roads. The steering angles should also be constricted so that the child will not be able to jerk the bike suddenly and crash. Seat adjustments should accommodate your child, and you shouldn’t expect that all kids bikes are the same. Many kids bikes are made for kids age 2 to 5, while others are made for kids age 9 to 12.